Dog Returned After Being Stolen at Knifepoint in SF

By NBC Bay Area staff •Published December 18, 2017•Updated on December 19, 2017 at 9:29 pm

A dog stolen at knifepoint from a flower shop in San Francisco was safely back home with its owner Monday night.

Workers at A New Leaf florist on Franklin Street say a man came into the shop Saturday afternoon demanding money. The man pulled a knife when an employee told him there was no money. The suspect then grabbed a dog named Sydney that was inside the store.

"My first reaction was to chase him, but he had a knife," the employee said. "He could have done something to the dog. I didn't want to risk the dog."